032119 LCJ Veterans Arts Fest (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Navy veteran Kristin Watanabe, of North Chicago sings the National Anthem during the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. (3/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Army veteran Babette Peyton, of Chicago dances in her wheelchair to the song, "Here's to the Red, White and Blue," during the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. (3/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Army veteran Babette Peyton, of Chicago dances in her wheelchair to the song, "Here's to the Red, White and Blue," during the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. (3/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Army veteran Babette Peyton, of Chicago dances on the floor next to her wheelchair to the song, "Here's to the Red, White and Blue," during the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. (3/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Ellis Reed, of North Chicago sings an Irish song titled," Fair is the Rose," during the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. (3/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Marine veteran James Cannon, of Chicago, plays the guitar and sings, "Suddenly," during the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. (3/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Dorothy Volkert, 95, of Antioch talks about the gold bars on a WWII nurses uniform on display as she relates it to her own experience as an Army nurse during WWII during the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. The exhibit titled,"Uniforms from the Civil War Through Desert Storm," were presented by George R. Gandara, of Chicago, an Army, Marine and National Guard veteran. (3/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Stacy Gluchman, of Richmond looks at an oil painting made by Jerry Zabel titled, "Lady With Red Hair," during the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the College of Lake County in Grayslake.Gluchman served thirteen years with the United States Navy. (3/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Barb Straub and Jill Callahan, both of Round Lake Beach look at an art piece made by Michael Beltchenko titled, "We're an American Band," during the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. (3/14/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Richard Simmons presented an assemblage piece titled, "Sunset the Warrior Awakens," during the Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. (3/14/19)